British Commonwealth navies

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The British Commonwealth navies were the collective maritime forces of the United Kingdom and its dominions and colonies, which operated together under shared command structures and traditions, especially during the World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime military organization
naval alliance
cooperatedWith Commonwealth armies
Royal Air Force
coordinatedThrough Commonwealth defence conferences
Imperial Defence arrangements
country United Kingdom
engagedInConflict Arctic convoys
Battle of the Atlantic
Indian Ocean campaigns
Mediterranean naval campaigns
Pacific War
followedCommandStructure Admiralty control
combined Commonwealth naval command arrangements
hasPart Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Burma Navy
linked to: Myanmar Navy

Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Indian Navy
Royal Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal Pakistan Navy
linked to: Pakistan Navy

South African Navy
influencedBy British maritime strategy
maintained global naval presence
notablePeriod World War I
World War II
early Cold War
operatedUnder British Commonwealth
British Empire
primaryOpponent Imperial German Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
Kriegsmarine
Regia Marina
linked to: Italian Navy
role amphibious operations
convoy escort
maritime trade protection
naval gunfire support
sea control
sharedEquipmentWith Royal Navy
sharedRankStructureWith Royal Navy
sharedSymbol White Ensign
naval crown
sharedTraditionsWith Royal Navy
sharedTrainingWith Royal Navy
supportedOperation Allied Mediterranean landings
linked to: Operation Torch

Atlantic convoy system
D-Day landings
linked to: D-Day
timePeriod 20th century
trainingLocation Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth
Royal Naval College Greenwich
usedCommandLanguage English
usedDoctrine British naval tradition
Royal Navy doctrine
usedLanguage English
usedShipPrefix HMAS
HMCS
HMIS
HMNZS
HMS
HMSAS

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HMNZS Achilles alignment British Commonwealth navies
Mark 8 torpedo usedBy Commonwealth navies
linked to: British Commonwealth navies
Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet associatedWith British Commonwealth naval forces
linked to: British Commonwealth navies